Therefore, the doses of opioids may show a decreasing trend among those who are dehydrated.[ 12 ] We did not observe any significant difference in the doses of benzodiazepines and haloperidol even though it was postulated by some authors that dehydration causes accumulation of these medications and therefore a decrease in the dose of these medications has to be expected among the dehydrated patients.[ 13 ] The frequency of use and dose changes of opioids and these sedatives were similar in both groups.
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Artificial Hydration at the end of Life in an Oncology Ward in Singapore.
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